US exercises entrench Haftar’s family dynasty in Libya. Washington risks replacing Gaddafi with another military strongman model.
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Saif Gaddafi assassination exposes Libyan legal paralysis as tribal cohesion overrides prosecution, decapitating Green movement.
Sudan’s war grinds into year three with SAF holding Khartoum, RSF dominating Darfur, and peace efforts failing.
Algeria is softening its colonial-era demands to explore energy partnerships, yet the Western Sahara dispute remains a critical spoiler.
Israel’s Somaliland base push risks widening war to Horn of Africa, already fragile region.
Egypt reels: pound plunges, Suez losses, gas halted, oil at $120—economy near emergency.
Mauritania anchors Sahel stability. Gulf states invest heavily amid Iran conflict pressures. EU-Gulf coordination opportunity.
Ethiopia’s sea access pursuit and internal crises collide with Israeli moves, as regional powers compete for influence.
There is no solution in Sudan unless Generals al-Burhan and Hemedti quit; both are unfit to govern.
The crises in Yemen, Somalia, and Sudan are one: the collapse of the state along the Red Sea’s shores.